Quotes
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Rollo May
"Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives. It takes courage to break out of the settled mold, but most find conformity more comfortable. This is why the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it's conformity." --
Source : "Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice". Book by Napoleon Hill, p. 104, 1991.
Rollo May
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“When people say "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say. It's not a matter of letting go - you would if you could. Instead of "Let it go," we should probably say "Let it be"; this recognizes that the mind won't let go and the problem may not go away, and it allows you to form a healthier relationship with what's bothering you.”
“We are bits of energy floating about in various guises, and when we die we rejoin the big cosmic soup of the universe.”
Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The truth and the facts aren't necessarily the same thing. Telling the truth is the object of all art; facts are what the unimaginative have instead of ideas.”
Source : A. A. Gill (2008). “Paper view: the best of the Sunday Times television reviews”, Orion Pub Co
“When I was about 12, I wanted a CD player for Christmas, but instead my parents gave me a really crappy electric guitar.”
“When you have trouble with things—whether it's figuring out whether to push or pull a door or the arbitrary vagaries of the modern computer and electronics industries—it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself: blame the designer.”
Source : "The Design of Everyday Things". Book by Donald Norman, Introduction to the 2002 Edition, p. x, 2002.
“Patriotism is no substitute for a sound currency.”
“I did in fact take a couple of classes at my local college here in NYC. But I did it unwillingly and without enthusiasm. That is until a protest broke out in the streets around campus against rising tuition costs.”
“Words. Borne on the ever swelling current of hatred, like flowers opening in the current, petals peeling back, then falling apart.”